1

Kids

can

hel

p to

o!Se

a Tur

tles

Sav

ing

Salv

ando

Tortu

gas

Mar

inas

. Los

niñ

os ta

mbi

én p

uede

n ay

udar

!

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2

Fem

ale

sea

turt

les

retu

rn to

the

sam

e be

ache

s w

here

they

wer

e ha

tche

d. P

ut in

an

X o

n th

e be

st tu

rtle

nes

t spo

t. La

s to

rtuga

s m

arin

as h

embr

as re

gres

an a

las

mism

as p

laya

s do

nde

fuer

on e

ncub

adas

. M

arca

una

X e

n el

mej

or lu

gar p

ara

el n

ido

de la

tortu

ga.

2 3Ke

ep th

e be

ach

dark

at n

ight

.M

ante

n la

pla

ya o

scur

a po

r la

noch

e.

?!!

4Nes

ts c

onta

in a

bout

___

____

_ re

ptili

an (s

oft-

shel

led)

egg

s, an

d th

ey re

sem

ble

ping

-pon

g ba

lls in

siz

e, s

hape

and

col

or.

Coun

t the

num

ber o

f egg

s in

this

nes

t and

fill

in th

e bl

ank.

Cuen

ta e

l num

ero

huev

ecill

os e

n el

nid

o y

apun

ta tu

resp

uest

a. E

l nid

o co

ntie

ne a

lrede

dor d

e __

____

__ h

ueve

cillo

s re

ptile

s

(de

cásc

ara

blan

da),

pare

cen

bola

s de

pin

g-po

ng p

or s

u ta

mañ

o, fo

rma

y co

lor.

Act

uA

lSI

ZE

SEA

tu

RtlE

Egg

4 5Do

not

touc

h or

dis

turb

nes

ting

sea

turt

les,

nest

s or

hat

chlin

gs.

No

toqu

es o

mol

este

s lo

s an

idam

ient

os, n

idos

o c

rías

de to

rtuga

s m

arin

as.

6

Fem

ale

sea

turt

les

prov

ide

no c

are

to th

eir e

ggs

once

they

are

laid

. N

ame

the

anim

als

(pre

dato

rs) t

hat m

ight

eat

the

eggs

or h

atch

lings

. (An

swer

s on

pag

e 15

)La

s to

rtuga

s m

arin

as h

embr

as n

o pr

esta

n ni

ngun

a at

enci

ón a

sus

hue

vos

una

vez

que

los

depo

sitan

. Ide

ntifi

ca lo

s an

imal

es

(ani

mal

es d

e ra

piña

) que

qui

zás

se c

oman

los

huev

ecill

os o

cría

s de

tortu

gas

mar

inas

. (Re

spue

stas

en

la p

ágin

a 15

)

Sea

Turtle

Nest

6 7

Tem

pera

ture

with

in a

nes

t det

erm

ines

the

gend

er o

f the

hat

chlin

g, w

ith w

arm

er n

ests

pro

duci

ng m

ostly

fem

ales

.Re

mem

ber t

his

by: C

ool D

udes

and

Hot

Chi

cks!

La te

mpe

ratu

ra d

entro

del

nid

o de

term

ina

el g

éner

o (s

exo)

de

las

cría

s, en

tre m

as c

alid

o el

nid

o m

ayor

repr

oduc

cion

de

hem

bras

.Re

cuer

da: M

acho

s fre

scos

y h

embr

as c

alie

ntes

!

8

8

Size comparisons

KEmp’S RIdlEy Tortuga lora o kempi(Lepidochelys kempii)

Average adult:2 ft., 90 lbs.

Average hatchling:1¾ in., 6 oz.

Smallest of all sea turtles.

HAwKSbIll Carey o Carey de concha(Eretmochelys imbricata) Average adult:2.5 ft., 150 lbs.

Average hatchling:1¾ in. 6 oz.

Its beautiful shell was used to make “tortoiseshell” products.

Named for its hawk-like beak.

loggERHEAd Tortuga cabezonao caguama(Caretta caretta) Average adult:3 ft., 275 lbs.

Average hatchling:1½ - 2 in., 8 oz.

Noted for its large head and thick neck.

For comparison:6 ft. adult human

8 9

9

of Sea Turtles found in Florida waters

FEET

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9loggERHEAd Tortuga cabezonao caguama(Caretta caretta) Average adult:3 ft., 275 lbs.

Average hatchling:1½ - 2 in., 8 oz.

Noted for its large head and thick neck.

lEAtHERbAcK Tinglar o Tinglado (Dermochelys coriacea) Average adult:6 ft., 1000 lbs.

Average hatchling:2 - 2 ¼ in., 14 oz.

Has no shell, but a thick “leathery” skin with 7 longitudinal ridges.

Largest of all the sea turtles, (Record – 9 ft. long and over 2000 lbs.).

gREEn Tortuga verde o Peje blanco (Chelonia mydas)

Average adult:3.5 ft., 350 lbs.

Average hatchling:1¾ - 2 in., 9 oz.

Named for the green fat found under the shell used for making “green turtle soup.”

Its shell color is actually brown or black.

3 8/

Average length of turtles is determined by carapace (the top shell), not nose to tail

10Fl

atte

n sa

nd c

astle

s an

d co

ver u

p an

y ho

les

you

dig.

The

se c

an tr

ap tu

rtle

hat

chlin

gs. H

elp

the

turt

le fi

nd o

pen

wat

er.

Niv

ela

o ap

last

a lo

s ca

still

os d

e ar

ena

y cu

bre

los

aguj

eros

exc

avad

os. E

stos

pue

den

atra

par l

as c

rías

de la

s to

rtuga

s m

arin

as.

10 11Ch

eck

the

box

you

thin

k is

cor

rect

. (An

swer

is o

n pa

ge 1

5)M

arca

la c

aja

corre

cta.

(Res

pues

ta e

stá

en la

pág

ina

15)

How

man

y se

a tu

rtle

s re

ach

adul

thoo

d?

1 in

100

1 in

25

1 in

1,0

00

1 in

500

12Se

a tu

rtle

s ar

e es

timat

ed to

live

up

to 8

0 ye

ars

or o

lder

. Tha

t mak

es th

em a

mon

g th

e ol

dest

livi

ng v

erte

brat

e an

imal

s.La

s to

rtuga

s m

arin

as s

on e

stim

adas

a v

ivir

hast

a 80

año

s o

más

. Est

o lo

s ha

ce e

ntre

los

anim

ales

ver

tebr

ados

viv

os m

ás v

iejo

s.

12 13

Help

the

turt

le fi

nd o

pen

wat

er. T

ake

all t

oys,

beac

h bu

cket

s &

bal

ls h

ome.

The

se a

re o

bsta

cle

cour

ses

for t

urtle

s.Re

gres

a to

dos

los

jugu

etes

, bal

des

de p

laya

y p

elot

as a

cas

a. É

stos

sue

len

ser c

urso

s de

obs

tacu

los

para

las

tortu

gas.

Ay

uda

a la

tortu

ga e

ncon

trar e

l agu

a ab

ierta

.

?

14

FoodMart

Rem

ove

any

tras

h yo

u se

e at

the

beac

h. C

ircle

the

item

s th

at c

an b

e re

cycl

ed.

Rem

ueva

cua

lqui

er b

asur

a qu

e ve

a en

la p

laya

. Circ

ula

los

artíc

ulos

que

pue

den

ser r

ecic

lado

s.

14 1515

How many words about sea turtles can you find?

S O L E I H A W K S B I L L

E N E S T I N G S E A S O N

A V A C I R G R E E N E T K

T E T P N E S I C K A N H E

U R H L C R A W L O C D A M

R T E A U T R N U W A A T P

T E R S B C E R T N R N C S

L B B T A R P O C N A G H R

E R A R T N T O H E P E L I

S A C O I N I M S S A R I D

I T K N O L L S E T C E N L

G E E O N V E I H Y E D G E

E G G C H A M B E R I D E Y

T O N I L O G G E R H E A D

Sea turtles Hawksbill Loggerhead Leatherback Green

Reptile Clutch Kemp’s RidleyNesting season HatchlingVertebrateEgg chamber NestEndangered CrawlIncubation Carapace (upper shell) Plastron (lower part of shell)

Answers for pages 6 and 11:Pg. 6 – Raccoon, Night Heron, Ghost crab and Human (Not pictured), Pg. 11 – 1 in 1,000

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